Month: February 2016

UPDATE 9:31 a.m.: Police released a suspect description in the jewelry store robbery: Hispanic man, 18-22 years old, 5’6, 125 lbs., thin build. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating an armed robbery at a jewelry store in Coachella. According to Deputy Munoz, of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, a man entered a store, located on

Fresno authorities have arrested two people they say were running an illegal gambling operation out of an apartment. The Fresno Bee reports that Fresno County sheriff’s spokesman Tony Botti says a 46-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman were running four video slot machines and several computers set up for gambling inside a bedroom in central

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held tomorrow to commemorate the grand opening of the Coachella Valley’s first law school. California Desert Trial Academy College of Law’s newly constructed campus is located at 45-290 Fargo St. in Indio, California.

Many unhappy about the decision to close John Adams Elementary School in La Quinta. Tuesday night the Desert Sands Unified School District voted 4 to 1 to close the school. The district said not enough young families can afford to live in La Quinta to support three elementary schools. “We have done an in depth

A Burrtec dump truck driver did the right thing by dumping his burning load in a lot in Cathedral City, says Cathedral City Fire Department. According to Cathedral City Fire Chief Paul Wilson, they got a call around 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, that a dump truck was on fire on Peladora Road. When the arrived on

Tiroteos y asaltos se han suscitado con alta frecuencia en los ltimos das en Cathedral City. Este pasado martes, empleados de el restaurante de comida rpida El Pollo Loco ubicado a la altura de la calle Ramon y Date Palm Drive, fueron sorprendidos por un asaltante a mano armada. De acuerdo con el reporte policial,

The Indio Police Department said the traffic congestion at Highway 111 and Jefferson Street in Indio Wednesday afternoon occurred after a car ran a red light, striking a Sunline SunDial bus at the intersection. Commander Hank Peeters said they received the call just after 2:30 p.m. The car was traveling northbound on Jefferson Street when

Un hombre de 40 aos con domicilio en La Quinta est encarcelado hoy. Se le acusa de robo de identidad y posesin de herona. Jesus Talamantez fue arrestado la semana pasada mientras que agentes realizaban una investacin por robo. Uniformados del gremio policial Palm Desert Special Enforcement realizaron una parada en la Carretera 111 y

The State Water Resources Control Board has adopted a new Emergency Regulation for Statewide Urban Water Conservation, which extends and modifies the previous regulation through October. Officials announced the updated mandate on Wednesday and said it’s due to the agency acknowledging that climate should be factored into conservation standards. The new statewide conservation standards will

Un accidente vehicular sobre la carretera 111 y la calle Jefferson en la ciudad de Indio ha causado demoras viales en ambas direcciones esta tarde en Indio. De acuerdo con reportes preliminares, la colisin involucr a un autobs pblico SunDial y un automvil pequeo justo despus de las 3 p.m. Hasta el momento, se sospecha

En Desert Hot Springs, elementos de seguridad buscan a un conductor que se rehus a parar tras arrollar a un adolecente. Oficiales se abocaron a la calle Palm Drive ayer al filo de las tres justo al sur de Two Bunch Palms Trail. Fue donde descubrieron a un adolecente malherido. Segn el informe policial, un

Kate del Castillo present un recurso de amparo ante un juez mexicano para evitar una posible detencin por autoridades mexicanas, que investigan si el narcotraficante Joaqun “El Chapo” Guzmn invirti en un negocio de la actriz. Una autoridad del Consejo de la Judicatura Federal, el rgano que supervisa los juzgados, dijo el mircoles a The

Cathedral City police were looking for suspects Tuesday night following the second shooting in the same neighborhood in just three nights. Police say a man fired several gun shots at a duplex along Whispering Palms Trail, just south of Ramon Road. No one was hurt. The shooting happened at approximately 6:30 p.m. and the gunman

The personal finance experts at wallethub.com have released their list of best and worst places to get married in the U.S., and out of 150 cities on the list, Moreno Valley came in dead last. View the complete list and see how the results were compiled The website compared the 150 biggest cities to find

A 26-year-old Desert Hot Springs man was arrested Tuesday night after crashing into an apartment building in Palm Desert. Officers responded to the crash just before 10 p.m. in the 74000 block of Magnesia Falls Drive. Authorities said Samuel Belmonte was driving on Rutledge Way when he lost control of his vehicle and collided into

Desert Sands Unified School District Board members voted 4-1 to close John Adams Elementary School in La Quinta Tuesday evening. Board members claimed not enough young families are moving into the area to support John Adams Elementary School in the future. The school will be shout down after the end of this school year. Students

Two Santa Clara University students have tested positive for meningococcal meningitis. The San Jose Mercury News reports that Santa Clara County public health officials confirmed Tuesday that the two students at the Jesuit institution contracted the illness. Health officials warn that most college students are not protected against the strain of the illness the students

All power should be back up Wednesday morning for east valley residents served by the Imperial Irrigation District. The utility said all service was restored for 889 Coachella customers and 669 La Quinta customers who saw their lights go off late Tuesday night. The Coachella outage impacted customers at the Cesar Chavez Villas Apartment complex.

Testimony is scheduled to continue Wednesday in the molestation and child porn ring trial of a former special education instructor and foster parent. Tuesday, 19-year old Anthony Ruiz testified that John David Yoder told boys who lived in his home to lie to child protective services workers. Ruiz said Yoder wanted to conceal that a

A Riverside County Animal Services officer responded to a call from a local dump where workers discovered a big, long snake inside one of the loads Tuesday. Animal Control Officer Christopher Peck retrieved the snake, an albino Burmese python, which was already dead when the workers discovered it at the Jurupa Station. The reptile measured